OF COCKS AND HENS(ALEJANDRO REYES ROCES)

Report by: Calayag, Mary Gold R.

Alejandro R. RocesAbout the Author: He was a Filipino Author, Essayist, Dramatist & a National artist of the

Philippines for Literature. He serve as Secretary of Education from 1961-1965. He was Married to Irene Yorston Viola. He attend Elementary and Highschool at the Ateneo De manila University. In 2001, Roces was Appointed as Chairman of the MOVIE and

TELIVISION review and classification board (MTRCB)  He also published books such as Of Cocks and Kites (1959), Fiesta

(1980), and Something to Crow About (2005). Of Cocks and Kites earned him the reputation as the country's best writer of humorous stories. It also contained the widely anthologized piece “My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken”. Fiesta, is a book of essays, featuring folk festivals such as Ermita's Bota Flores, Aklan's Ati-atihan, and Naga's Peñafrancia.

Exposition (BEGINNING OF THE STORY)

My Brother Kiko had a very peculiar chicken. It was very peculiar because no one can tell whether it was a roster or a hen. My brother claimed it was a rooster but I claimed it was a hen. We amost got lynched trying to settle the argument.

Complication (Rising Action)

The whole question began early one morning, while kiko and I driving the chickens from the cornfield. The corn had just been planted and the chickens were scratching the seed out for food. Suddenly, we heard the rapid flapping of wings. We turned in the direction of the sound and saw the two chickens fighting the far end of the field. We could not see the birds clearly. As they were lunging at each other in the whirlwind of feathers and dust.

Climax (Result of the Crisis)

Kiko and I could not agree on what determines the sex of the chicken if the animal in the question had been a Carabao it would have been simple. All we would have to do was to look at the Carabao. We would have wasted no time at examing it tails, hooves or horns. We would simply have look at the animal straight in the face & if it had a brass on its nose the Carabao would be undoubtedly be a bull. But chickens are not like Carabaos. So the argument went on in the field and the whole morning

Denouement: At Noon, we left to have our

lunch. We argued about it on the way home. When we arrived at our house, Kiko tethered the chicken on a peg. The Chicken flapped it wings ang then crowed.

Resolution: We told our mother..we also went

to tenienteng Tasyo..then to Mr. Cruz to ask what the sex of my brothers chicken.. But they didn’t answer.. So my brother dicided to fight the chicken in the cockpit. So that Sunday we took the chicken to the cockpit. Kiko looked around for a suitable opponents and finally decided on a red rooster.

Setting: The Setting of the story was in the

Town of Alcala. The scenes took place in the cornfield and in the cockpit.

Characters and their Characteristics:

Chicken- The very peculiar chicken, all argements started because of this chicken.

Kiko- My Brother, the one claimed the chicken is a rooster.

I- The one who claimed that chicken is a hen. Mother- Is the one who say that the chicken is a

“Binabae” Father- Is the one who say that chicken is a

“Binalake” Tenienteng Tasio- The head of the village, a chief in a

barrio Philosopher. The Oldest man in a Barrio Mr. Eduardo Cruz- Lived in the nearby town of Alcala.

VOCABULARY:1) Peculiar- not usual or normal2) Flap- the movement, sounds of something what is

moving up and down.3) Squawk- of a bird: to make short and harsh cry: to

complain or protest loudly or strong feeling.4) Simple- not hard to understands or do5) Terminated- coming to an end or capable in ending6) Obstinate- difficult to deal with remove etc.7) Formidable- very difficult to deal with.8) Tacit- express or understood without being directly

stated.9) Stealth- a secret quiet, and clever way of moving or

behavior.

END

20-Items Quiz1.) Who is the author of the story? Give his

complete name.2.) What is the title of the story?3.) Who claimed that the chicken is a rooster?4.) Who claimed that the chicken is a hen?5.) Who say that the chicken is a”Binabae”?6-7)What is the setting of the story?8.) Who is the head of the Village?9.) Where did they find the Battling Chickens?

10-15 Vocabulary words: 10.) Not usual or normal 11.) Not hard to understand or do, not special

or unusual 12.) Difficult to deal with, remove, etc,

refusing to change our behavior or your ideas 13.) Expressed or understood without being

directly stated 14.) A secret, quiet, and and clever way of

moving or behavior. 15.) The movement/ sound of something that

is moving up and down or back and forth

16.) Who lived in the nearby town of Alcala? Complete name ;)

17.) What is the meaning of middle initial of the author?

18.) Father said that the chicken is what? 19.) What calls are chicken rooster like a

hen? 20.) What is the real gender of the

Peculiar Chicken?